The next step in the setup process is creating an Internet e-mail account:

Select the option Yes and click on the "Next" button to begin setting up your e-mail account.

Type in your real name in the Display name box, for example:

Joe Bloggs

Click on the "Next" button to continue.

Enter your e-mail address in the E-mail address field. Your e-mail address is your username followed by "@pld.com". For example:

userid@pld.com

Click on the "Next" button to continue.

Make sure that the first box on the screen contains POP3.

In the Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server box, type in:

mail.pld.com

Similarly, in the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server box, type in:

mail.pld.com

Click on the "Next" button to continue.

Make sure that the option Log on using is selected, and then enter your username in the POP account name field, for example:

userid

Also, you need to enter your password into the Password box. Note that for security reasons your password is displayed as a series of *'s on the screen. You will not be able to see the actual password when you type it in.

Click on the "Next" button to continue.

In the Internet mail account name field you can enter a name of your e-mail account, like:

UserId

Click on the "Next" button to continue.

The next step in the installation process is to set up your internet news account and save the Internet Connection Wizard's settings.

Select the Yes option, and click on the "Next" button to continue.

Type in your real name in the Display name box, for example:

Joe Bloggs

Click on the "Next" button to continue.

Enter your e-mail address in the E-mail address field. Your e-mail address is your username followed by "@pld.com". For example:

userid@pld.com

Click on the "Next" button to continue.

In the News (NNTP) Server field, type in the following:

news1.pld.com

Click on the "Next" button to continue.

In the Internet news account name field you can enter a name of your e-mail account, like:

User Id

or you can simply leave it as the default

Click on the "Next" button to continue.

Select the No option, and click on the "Next" button to continue.

Click on the "Finish" button to save the Internet Connection Wizard settings.